Steven SankeySARS-CoV-2 Binds to ACE2: What are ACE2 Receptors?SARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 receptors on our cells but what are ACE2 receptors and what do they do?Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Steven SankeyDexamethasone: Will This Finally Be The One to Fight COVID-19?A new study has found dexamethasone to be an effective treatment for the worst hit sufferers of COVID-19 but what is it and does it work?Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Steven SankeyStudies Show 50–80% of Coronavirus Cases Show No Symptoms But How True is This?What do China, the Diamond Princess, and Iceland have in common? They have the media in a frenzy over COVID-19.Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Steven SankeyOpinion | What The Coronavirus Pandemic Can Teach Us About Listening to ScientistsAs the confirmed novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, cases surpass one million worldwide, and deaths rise to over fifty thousand souls, one…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Steven SankeyWhat is an Antibody Test and How Does it Test for Coronavirus?How can we know if someone has already contracted the novel coronavirus, especially if many are mild-to-asymptomatic? New antibody tests…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Steven SankeyWhat is Herd Immunity?In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic the U.K. has strayed from the pack and into the herd.Mar 14, 20201Mar 14, 20201
Steven SankeyBut What Actually is Coronavirus?!Infection, replication, destruction. What actually is coronavirus and what does it do?Mar 8, 20201Mar 8, 20201
Steven SankeyHuman Evolution Continues: Low Oxygen EnvironmentsLike all creatures, humans are still evolving in response to our environment. Some humans have even evolved to withstand low oxygen…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
Steven SankeyEurope Gives the Go-Ahead on Cancer Treatment PillEurope have approved the use of a new tumour-agnostic cancer treatment pill which can be administered to both adults and children. But…Oct 5, 2019Oct 5, 2019
Steven SankeyBrink of Extinction: The Tasmanian DevilMany factors affect the Tasmanian devil but none so severe and urgent as Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) which has killed up to 90% of…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019